A group of Convent of the Sacred Heart athletes did something special last weekend.

The school hosted its first Special Olympics event last Sunday -- an event that brought numerous individuals with special needs and disabilities from various group homes in the Bronx -- to Sacred Heart for some fun.

Tigers athletes Taylor Ryan, Tessa Davis and Liza Connor started the Special Olympics Club this year. They meet once every eight days to discuss certain events they would like to hold and the Special Olympics day topped their list.

"At Sacred Heart we always talk about doing community service, so we thought it would be nice to use the facilities we have at Sacred Heart for such an event," said Ryan, a lacrosse and soccer standout for the Tigers.

The Special Olympics at Sacred Heart including games of soccer, basketball and kickball. The participants were also able to use the school's pool. Kerry Bader, a teacher at Sacred Heart, made the arrangements for the individuals with special needs to attend the event.

"It was nice to see teachers and a lot of students help out at the Special Olympics," said Ryan, a senior co-captain on the Tigers' lacrosse and soccer squads. "We had a good turnout from a lot of our spring sports teams."

Ryan serves as a volunteer with her parents at the Special Olympic of Connecticut each summer in New Haven. She hopes to be a part of the Special Olympics at Sacred Heart for years to come.

"We all had such a great time doing it," said Ryan, who will play lacrosse at Hamilton College next spring. "All of the people that were participating in the events were giving me high fives and I could tell they were really upset about leaving. They were telling us how much they appreciated it. The event went better than I expected and were looking forward to having it next year."